General

As over 95% of our memberships are bought online we do not issue membership cards. We have also undertaken a survey of our members who feel that membership cards in this day and age are not necessary given the advent of mobile phones and modern technology.

Whilst we advise to have your membership number to hand in the event of a breakdown, service will not be refused if you do not, as we are able to find your membership on other parameters such as your name, postcode or vehicle registration.

All of the memberships we offer here at Emergency Assist cover the vehicle and not you personally. This means that no matter who is driving the vehicle, as long as they are doing so legally and with your permission as the membership holder, they can call upon our service.

All of the memberships we offer are annual, 12 month, memberships. The prices we quote are for the duration of the your membership and are payable in one payment at the point of taking out cover as we do not offer any payment plans or direct debit facility.

Membership Cover

We are able to cover any vehicle for any kind of use, however our online system only allows the purchase of memberships for cars, vans and motorcycles. If you require a quotation or cover for any other type of vehicle please contact us.

For our Saver and Premium membership levels there is no restriction on the maximum age of vehicle. With our Complete cover, and with this covering you in Europe, the maximum permissable age of vehicle is 10 years.

All of our cover levels cover you in the event of having a flat, blown or punctured tyre. If you have an accessible and serviceable spare wheel, along with any locking wheel nut key where applicable, an agent shall attend and change the wheel for you.

Should you not have any of the above, we can source a mobile tyre fitter whose callout charge is covered by your membership, but any tyre(s) or parts required are to be paid by yourself at the roadside or home address.

If you are towing a caravan or trailer at the point with which the vehicle covered breaks down, and the caravan or trailer is within the permitted dimensions (max length: 7 metres, max width: 2.44 metres, max weight: 3.5 tonnes), the caravan or trailer shall be recovered along with the vehicle if this is required.

If, however, the caravan or trailer develops a fault and breaks down where there is no issue with the towing vehicle that is covered on the membership, then no attedance shall be granted.

Our memberships as standard do not cover the loss, damage or theft of keys. However when purchasing a membership you will be given the option of an additional Keycare product for £2.50. This then covers the loss, damage or theft of keys, meaning that should you be unable to gain access to the vehicle, or start the vehicle, we shall recover the vehicle to a suitable place of reapir.

Should you misfuel, and put the wrong fuel type in your vehicle, our memberships as standard will not provide any assistance. However when getting a quotation online you will be offered our Misfuel addon for an additional £6.00. In the event of misfuel this entitles you to attendance by a specialist to drain the incorrect fuel type from the vehicle, flush the system and provide you with £20.00 of the correct fuel type. Should this fail to mobilise the vehicle you will be recovered to the nearest garage able to affect a repair.

The assistance you are entitled to within your membership is for up to 1 hour of roadside assistance, or at the home address, where applicable. The cost of any replacement parts, oils or lubricants that are required in the repair of the vehicle by either the attending agent, or subsequent garage where required, is at your own cost.

In the event your vehicle is recovered to a garage, and they are not able to repair the vehicle the same working day, we will offer either overnight accommodation, onward travel or replacement hire car. These are on a reimbursement basis, meaning that they are to be initially paid for by you, with receipt and invoices provided to us at a later date for reimbursement. We do not operate a pre paid card service of payment for these on your behalf.

For further details of the limits, and conditions of each of the options, please refer to the appropriate membership wording.

If you are travelling to Europe you need to notify us at least 48 hours before you leave as to your travel dates and the countries you will be visiting. Failure to do so may mean that attendance is refused in the event of a breakdown.

When you process a request online to change your vehicle you will be sent revised documentation reflecting this shortly thereafter.

The 48 hour inception period also applies when you change a vehicle on your membership meaning you have to wait at least 48 hours from when you make the change to being able to call upon our service with regard to the new vehicle.

If you need to make a claim for reimbursement of costs for onvernight accommodation, hire car or onward travel, please email your request, along with receipts and invoices, to [email protected]

* The allocation of any Onward Travel, Hire Car or Overnight Accommodation is at the discretion of Emergency Assist Ltd and our approval. Each of the available options is on a reimbursement basis only and will not be paid for in advance. Receipts and/or invoices can be sent to us at the address or email below.

** We shall attend a breakdown as a result of a flat or punctured tyre in the event of a serviceable and accessible spare wheel being available along with the relevant locking wheel nut key where applicable.

Emergency Assist Ltd are a registered company in England No. 10635572 and VAT registered number 263089004.

Emergency Assist Ltd are a provider of breakdown assistance services that is exempt from authorisation under the Financial Services and Marketing Act 2000.